Manor Field, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/09089 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T11 Norway Maple - Reduce canopy by 2m. Reduce end weight of limb over garden. Reduce by 2m laterally and up to 3m in height. T43 Horse Chestnut - Reduce by 2m. T44 Horse Chestnut - Reduce lateral spread by 3m, top by 2m. Reduce ends of 2 x south facing limbs by up to 4m sides up to 3m. T57 Cedar - Reduce canopy by up to 3m. Reduce height of upright growth. Deadwood. T58 Cherry - Reduce canopy by 3m. T83 Sycamore - Remove 2 rubbing limbs above car part. Reduce canopy by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 17 Nov 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Report/Photos/Sketch Plan Report · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Fairholme, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Seend conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Seend built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN12 6NU
Received
around 17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
Parish
Seend CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Dec 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 9 days faster than Wiltshire's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,837decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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9 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Proposed garage - To increase length of previously approved garage
PL/2023/09944
2023 Approved
Construction of new detached garage and detached carport. Retrospective permission for al…
PL/2023/00020
2022 Approved
Ash tree - Remove because close to neighbours and trees around Small Cherry tree - Remove…
PL/2022/04867
2021 Approved
4 x Beech trees - crown reduce 30%
PL/2021/05203
2021 Approved
Cedar tree - crown raise 2m & shape Ash tree - remove branch overhanging shed 2 x Horse C…
PL/2021/05207
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
VARIOUS SITES IN SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NU
Site 153 – The Lye Seend SN12 6PA T1 -Cherry Plum tree - side prune by 1m to gain a 1m cl…
PL/2025/08440
2025 Refused
View Rosa, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NU
Replace the existing porch door, which has been in-place since the late 1980's and has de…
PL/2025/06549
2025 Approved
Burnham Cottage, High Street, Seend, Melksham, Wilts, SN12 6NU
Proposed removal of two 1980s/90s fireplace surrounds and slight enlargement of fire cham…
PL/2025/01420
2023 Approved
THE STABLE YARD, SEEND MANOR, HIGH STREET, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NX
Lime (T1) - reduce lower lateral on eastern aspect by maximum 4 metres laterally to reduc…
PL/2023/09887
2023 Approved
The Old Stables, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NX
Rebuild collapsed southern boundary wall between Old Stables and Holy Cross Church.
PL/2023/02912
2023 Approved
The Old Stables, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NX
Rebuild collapsed southern boundary wall, between Old Stables and Holy Cross Church.
PL/2023/02902
2023 Approved
THE LAURELS, HIGH STREET, SEEND, SN12 6NU
Installation of garage door to existing carport.
PL/2023/00050
2022 Approved
THE COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NU
T1 - Fig - Target Prune T2 - Magnolia - Re-shape for a more desirable shape T3 - Magnolia…
PL/2022/04855
2021 Approved
The Old Bakehouse, High Street, Seend, Melksham, Wilts, SN12 6NU
Proposed alterations to garage to form annexe and proposed summerhouse
PL/2021/03234
2021 Approved
High Street, Seend, SN12 6NX
Cotoneaster (T1) - reduce vertically by 1.5 metres. Sycamore (T2) - crown-raise to 5 metr…
PL/2021/09542
2021 Approved
Badbury House High Street Seend SN12 6NU
Proposed Internal & Fenestration Alterations
PL/2021/07306
2021 Approved
Badbury House High Street Seend SN12 6NU
Proposed Internal & Fenestration Alterations
PL/2021/06629
2021 Approved
The Laurels High Street Seend SN12 6NU
Internal alterations
21/01759/LBC
2021 Withdrawn
Seend Lodge High Street Seend SN12 6NU
T1 Beech, Remove limb over hanging the neighbours chimney and remove major dead wood.
21/00442/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Beech House High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
Copper Beech Tree - Crown reduce 3 metres Yew Tree - Crown reduce by 2 metres
20/10539/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Church Of The Holy Cross High Street Seend SN12 6NX
Yew (T4) - prune lower branch exentions to reduce the weight and so lift the branches, th…
20/06636/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Grafton House High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
4 x Maple trees - reduce by 3m & thin 10% 1 x Maple tree - remove overhanging branches 1…
20/06521/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Beech House High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
2 x Yew trees - reduce by 3m Catalpa tree - reduce by 2m
20/06520/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Wisteria Cottage High Street Seend SN12 6NU
Hazel (T1) - re coppice Holly (T2) - reduce and shape by 50% Sycamore (T3) - fell Ash (T4…
20/05823/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Seend Lodge High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
10% Thin to 2 Silver Maple Trees, Fell 2 Dead Birch Trees, Reduce Eucalyprus by up to 15%
20/00641/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
Manor Field High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
Horse Chestnut - Remove 2 lower branches Ash tree - Remove 1 lower branch
17/10191/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
Wisteria Cottage High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
Yew, Cypress & Holly trees - cut back overhang into neighbouring garden
17/10189/TCA
2017 Approved
Church of the Holy Cross High Street Seend Wiltshire SN12 6NX
Proposed timber framed external WC
17/01559/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Manor Field House High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
T1 - Ash tree & T2 - Sycamore tree & T6 - Sycamore tree - crown reduction 20% & remove de…
16/11218/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Fairholme High Street Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NU
T1 Apple Tree - Fell T2 - Elder - Fell
16/01870/TCA
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings